Can't Stand the Dog
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Anonymous
| I put the dumb dog outside all day with food and water, then let her in before I leave. I'm not cleaning pee and poo all day, plus rocking the baby all nap when the dog wakes her up. F that. |
Anonymous
. You're the only dumb one around here, acting like you're superior and deserve to act like a cu nt. a fatass one at that! |
Anonymous
HaHa. Plus. 10000. Nannie who seem to think their hear is pure because they love kids ( warm and fuzzy) hut have no regard for other things are just a bunch of douches. Lol |
Anonymous
| PP* heart and but |
Anonymous
Wow. I hope you are a troll because if not you are a total bitch and I hope the parents find out and fire your animal abusing ass. I would not trust you with my kids and you don't deserve to be around kids. What. A. Bitch. |
But lately I've started to douse the little bitch in cold water every time she pisses and shits in the kitchen to deter her from doing so. Regardless of whether or not this tactic works, at the very least it makes me feel better. 
Anonymous
| I don't understand why OP can't let the dog out a few times a day, or take him/her along for walks. I've done that at every job, really not that big of a deal. If the dog is going so much inside its not getting out enough. When the are cooped in the house too long the anxiety kicks in and they use the bathroom inside a lot. |
Anonymous
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People, calm down. So much vitriol, even for DCUM, that I have to believe it is some kind of troll convention. If not, OP, talk to your family. If you hate dogs or even if you don't, of course you can still be a good person, but it is fair to question whether you need to better manage your temper if you torture the ridiculous little thing because you are mad at it. Got that? Hate dogs, fine. Torture dogs, not fine. What surprises me (and let's me know there are no sane people posting here) is that no one seems to have picked up on the 9 year old dog suddenly acting different and going in places it knows it should not. That says something is up with the dog, and it probably needs a vet. Maybe it is ill and trying to say so. It is pretty old, and a dramatic change in habits is a sure sign that things are not okay.
AND, equally important, OP you are entitled to a safe and sanitary work environment (maybe not technically under the law, but you know what I mean), and you shouldn't have to cart a baby around navigating pee puddles. So tell your MB or DB. Be polite, but firm that you don't feel comfortable, and while you understand that Fido might be sick or old, they need to make other arrangements during the day so that you can work without dealing with him. Suggest a dog walker, or doggy daycare, or leaving him outside in a fenced yard, or in the basement, whatever. But for goodness sake, stop spraying the dog with water. That just makes you look ill-tempered and petty, which is not a good look for someone who makes their living caring for children. |
Anonymous
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I know you are getting much criticism, but I feel your pain.
My family has 4 dogs and 2 of them have to be in a cage separate from the older 2 dogs. They bark every single day for hours and it is so annoying. When I let them out, I have to put the older 2 in the parents' room with the door closed. Sometimes, the caged dogs will not bark if they need to be let out and just use the restroom in the cage, so then I have to let them out and clean the cages. On days it rains or the sprinklers are on, when the dogs come in, they leave mud all over the floor. I used to get on my knees to clean up the carpet, but gave up months ago. The parents know all of this. I am not paid extra to deal with dogs, and the 2 caged ones came after I arrived, or I don't know that I would have accepted a position with 4 dogs. The parents are nice, the kids and I click really well, but these dogs sometimes make me question whether I want to be there and I hate that. |
Anonymous
| It baffles me that the parents are doing nothing. Does anyone think they don't know there's a serious problem? |
Anonymous
| You have to question the insanity of some parents. They aren't caring for their own children, and they buy dogs that they aren't caring for either. Having lots of stuff makes them feel better? Aren't there mental health professions that specialize in treating that condition? |
Anonymous
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Okay, I've said it before and I'll say it again. The dog in question doesn't like to go outside. Being small, it's convenient for her to do her business on the appropriately located wee wee pad.
Needless to say, the parents treat their dogs as if they were their own children. Fair enough to some degree. However, they continually choose to disregard this dog's behavior. They know she occasionally poops and pees in the kitchen, and they figure "Well, that's just alright." Believe me, these parents don't see it as an issue. After all, their dogs were their before their baby, so I'm convinced discussing this won't help at all. Also, they have a shock mat to prevent them from going in the back area where the bedrooms are located, and the dogs have been shocked by it on several occasions. Unfortunately, I can't place it in front of the kitchen because that's where their water bowl is. Also, since they live in an apartment, there's absolutely no place where I can put the dog... aside from locking her in the coat closet... which I'd prefer not to do because, you know, then she'd just shit and piss in there too. At any rate, a splash of 2 ounces of water after her unacceptable behavior certainly isn't going to kill or scar the dog. It's just my way of attempting to discourage her behavior. Certainly you people don't expect me to actually research other methods by which I can "fix" this problem, right? I don't intend to spend my downtime, off-time, or weekends scouring the internet to figure out how to train the dog... and then actually doing it. Nope, that's not my job. My job is to look after, care for, entertain, and educate my awesome little charge (a.k.a. my little munchkin/pumpkin). 
Like I said, I don't hate dogs, and I don't hate the dog in question. She still hangs around me, I still pet her, and I still let her lick my hand, despite her horrid breath. I just hate and am frustrated by that particular behavior of hers. Nothing more. |
Anonymous
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Right, OP.
And the parent who loves their child but is frustrated and hates when their 3-year-old has a bathroom accident and responds every time by making them stand in their own waste/putting their face in it/spanking them/any number of other unacceptable behaviors is okay too. Have you even attempted to talk to your employers? Not by your own account. You're just taking a sadistic pleasure in tormenting the little creature for behaving like a dog. Which is what it is. SHOCKING. |
Anonymous
I honestly don't get why people don't read, or at the very least skim, through an entire thread to garner additional information before posting. In short, I don't equate dogs, or other animals, to humans. Kids have occasional accidents, what of it? But when this dog literally walks right by her wee wee pad to piss and shit in the kitchen, it's no accident, but an intentional decision on her part. So, yes, she does deserve to be reprimanded for her behavior. |
Anonymous
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While I don't agree with spraying water at the dog, I can certainly understand your frustration. Who wants to dodge dog pee and feces every day?? I'm confused though. Why doesn't the dog go outside?
I think you need to talk to your em |
Anonymous
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employer. Is there a place to contain the dog during the day? There's no way I would clean up poop and pee every day. An occasional accident is one thing. Every day? Not a chance.
When my employers got a puppy they said it wouldn't be my responsibility (MB works from home). After a week a lot of it was falling on me and it was stressing me out so I talked to her and we worked it out. |